Appointment of BSY son as chief sparks dissent in Karnataka BJP

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
loyalist MR Ashoka as the leader of the opposition (LOP) in the assembly have triggered pronounced discontent among functionaries.Some
veterans have already voiced their displeasure over the preference shown to 47-year-old first-time MLA Vijayendra and 66-year-old seven-time
MLA Ashoka.The granting of key positions to the two members of the Yediyurappa camp has reportedly unsettled several functionaries in the
frontrunners to replace Nalin Kumar Kateel as state party chief
The LOP position was until now lying vacant
meeting held on Friday in the presence of top functionaries from Delhi, some young politicians, including Ravi, Aravind Bellad, CN Ashwath
Narayan and V Sunil Kumar, are disheartened but seem to have decided to not express their displeasure in public.The unfolding situation
loyalists, has decided to wait till the announcement of Lok Sabha polls to decide about their future course of action
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